Scope and arrangement
This collection consists of meeting minutes and the organization's constitution and bylaws. The minutes document the donation of weapons, money, and medical supplies to aid the independence struggles of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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- Creator
- Dos Antillas Political Club (New York, N.Y.)
- Call number
- Sc Micro R-2251; Sc MG 57
- Physical description
- 1 reel
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Las Dos Antillas Political Club minutes, Sc Micro R-2251, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request access to this collection.Restrictions apply
Las Dos Antillas was a political organization founded by Rafael Serra, Rosendo Rodríguez, Arthur A. Schomburg (Secretary), Silvestre Pivalo (Treasurer), and others to support Cuba and Puerto Rico in their fight for independence from Spain. It was founded in 1892 and dissolved in 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War. The minutes document the donation of weapons, money, and medical supplies to aid the independence struggles of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Biographical/historical information
Las Dos Antillas was a political organization founded by Rafael Serra, Rosendo Rodríguez, Arthur A. Schomburg (Secretary), Silvestre Pivalo (Treasurer), and others to support Cuba and Puerto Rico in their fight for independence from Spain. It was founded in 1892 and dissolved in 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War.
Administrative information
Revision History
This finding aid was updated by Allison Hughes. (2021 February 9)
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor
Access to materials
Request access to this collection.Access restrictions
Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy of the original minutes.